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December 19, 2014 issue
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Local stories:
- Holy Cross, St. Philip Neri hope to build bonds through merger
- Connected in the Spirit planning process tops local news stories
- Exchange of letters shares story of Savior’s early plight
- Readers share their favorite Christmas memories
- ‘A child is born to us’—giving hope to grandparents
- A father’s tales delight children
- Christmas homilies remembered
- A lesson in the gift of giving
- Christmas on the run was always fun
- The perfect gift for a special mother
- Of giving—and getting—at Christmas
- A beautiful Christmas Eve Mass
- The tree that made for a memorable Christmas—and a humorous confession
- An unexpected Christmas surprise
- Photos: Patroness of the Americas
- Bedford parish celebrates 150 years, reaches out to community
- Anna Fan enters Sisters of Providence as postulant
- Woman professes first monastic vows with Sisters of St. Benedict in Beech Grove
- The Criterion and Catholic Center are closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 4 for Christmas holiday
- Archdiocese seeks representatives to attend 2015 World Meeting of Families
- SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral announces Christmas liturgies
- End 2014, begin 2015 with New Year’s Eve Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
- Official Appointments
Regular local features:
- Rejoice in the Lord: Christmas is a feast of joy in heaven, on Earth
- Alégrense en el Señor: La Navidad es una fiesta de alegría en el Cielo, celebrada en la Tierra
- Editorial: We celebrate the Incarnation
- From the Editor Emeritus: Old Testament - Ecclesiastes finds ‘all things are vanity’
- Catholic Education Outreach: A Promise to Keep marks 20 years of service in archdiocese
- That All May Be One: Common prayer among Christians promotes unity
- Faith and Family: Christ’s birth shows us God’s desire to be close to us
- Be Our Guest: Preparing leaders for service to the Church and the world
- Letters to the Editor
- Widower’s column offers heartfelt wisdom for those who have lost loved ones
- Events Calendar
- New Albany Deanery Youth Ministry to celebrate 50th jubilee Mass on Jan. 11
- Catholic Radio Indy offers six-week ‘Catholics Returning Home’ program
- Obituaries
- General listing
- My Journey to God: A Christmas Toast
Catholic News Service:
- Sacramental marriage brings grace to share God’s love, Pope Francis says
- Vatican report calls U.S. women religious to continued dialogue
- Count down to Christmas by counting your blessings, Pope Francis says
- Column: Are womb transplants immoral?
- The Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday of Advent
- Question Corner: Applause from the congregation is not a fitting part of the worship at Mass
FaithAlive!
- The Word of God was made flesh to change humanity forever
- The Scriptures offer us different perspectives on the birth of Christ
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Connected in the Spirit planning process tops local news stories
Changes that parishes in the four Indianapolis deaneries saw as a result of the Connected in the Spirit planning process was voted the top local news story of 2014—followed closely by the appointment of auxiliary Bishop Christopher J. Coyne to lead the Catholics of southern Indiana, and the ordination of four men to the priesthood. Other stories of note included coverage of the record $6.1 million raised for Catholic schools, the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold religious liberty for closely held businesses—including one in Madison—and Indiana’s bishops supporting a proposed state amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. Following the tradition of other news agencies, The Criterion editorial staff votes each year for the top 10 local stories that were published in our newspaper. (Page 3)
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Readers share their favorite Christmas memories
The Criterion invited readers to submit a brief story about a special holiday memory for inclusion in our annual Christmas issue. This year, four memories of faith and family were shared in our pages. Read all of them right now on our website. (Pages 8-9)
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Web-only features
Advent Resources
During the season of Advent, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will have a special Web page at www.archindy.org/advent. The page contains various Advent resources, including links to the daily readings, Christmas reflections from Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin, penance service schedules, images of past Criterion Christmas Supplement covers and links of interest to other Advent Web sites.
Go to website | Advent penance service listings
National and world news you may have missed...
Here's a sampling of some news stories that ran on our website this past week or so that you may have missed.
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- Vatican report calls U.S. women religious to continued dialogue
- Sydney archbishop: Darkness of siege cannot overcome Christ's light
- Millions of those previously uninsured now have some kind of coverage
- Count down to Christmas by counting your blessings, pope says
- Immigrants must be treated with mercy, justice, says Archbishop Chaput
- Sydney archbishop: Despite reports, no link between celibacy, abuse
- Vatican news highlights of 2014
- Despite year-end budget deal, future spending trends less certain
- Mexicans observe Our Lady of Guadalupe feast amid dire challenges
- Announcing new series of talks about family, pope reviews synod
- Theologians decry 'pervasive sin of racism,' pledge to work for justice
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